The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Our list of bus companies in the world holds companies in 54 of its countries.
List of Bus Companies Worldwide
Bus companies run city and regional bus lines, long-distance coaches, school transport and charter trips. We list 19,343 bus companies in the world, most of them in Brazil (25%) and the United States (21%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
19,343 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies19,343
Countries54
Largest countryBrazil
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email31%
Phone76%
Website46%
CEO name82%
Live sample of bus companies in the world
Below you see a live sample of the 19,343 bus companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wa Bus And Coachlines PTY LTD | Australia | Perth | 105 Ewing Street | Western Australia | 6106 | *****.au | 2022 | $932,492,800 | 12,800 | Corporation | 93 | 662814173 |
| 2 | Metro Trains Melbourne PTY. LTD. | Australia | Melbourne | L 16 700 Collins St | Victoria | 3008 | *****.au | 2009 | $351,729,739 | 7,369 | Corporation | 287 | 136429948 |
| 3 | Cdc Ballarat PTY LTD | Australia | Ballarat | 804 Norman St | Victoria | 3350 | *****.au | 1965 | $308,771,839 | 6,469 | Corporation | 223 | 004640895 |
| 4 | Cdc Sunshine PTY LTD | Australia | Melbourne | 14-16 Carrington Dr | Victoria | 3020 | *****.au | 1956 | $308,771,839 | 6,469 | Corporation | 223 | 004368156 |
| 5 | Cdc Nsw Hunter Valley PTY LTD | Australia | Newcastle | 6 Glenwood Dr | New South Wales | 2322 | *****.au | 2005 | $471,273,119 | 6,469 | Corporation | 223 | 116171432 |
| 6 | Westbus Region 1 PTY LTD | Australia | Sydney | 29 Foundry Rd | New South Wales | 2147 | *****.au | 2005 | $308,771,839 | 6,469 | Corporation | 223 | 116171450 |
| 7 | Cdc Charter PTY LTD | Australia | Sydney | 29 Foundry Rd | New South Wales | 2147 | *****.au | 2006 | $308,771,839 | 6,469 | Corporation | 223 | 118478318 |
| 8 | Cdc Geelong PTY LTD | Australia | Geelong | 65 Edols St | Victoria | 3215 | *****.au | 2000 | $308,771,839 | 6,469 | Corporation | 223 | 092432614 |
| 9 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | USA | New York | 2 W Broadway | New York | 10004 | *****.com | 1965 | $9,544,000,000 | 67,457 | Corporation | 100 | N/A |
| 10 | Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin Bus | Ireland | Dublin | 59/60 O'Connell Gardens | Dublin | D04 ED78 | *****.ie | 1987 | $397,434,772 | 4,224 | Corporation | 1017 | 119569 |
| 11 | Masivo Capital S A S | Colombia | Bogotá | Calle 24 A 59 42 Te 3 of 504 | Capital District | N/A | *****.com | 2010 | $87,695,998 | 3,872 | Corporation | N/A | 9003947912 |
| 12 | Transdev Nsw PTY. LTD. | Australia | Sydney | 33 Beaumont Rd | New South Wales | 2080 | *****.au | 2001 | $269,840,104 | 3,704 | Corporation | 3615 | 097409437 |
| 13 | Bus Éireann - Irish Bus | Ireland | Dublin | Broadstone | Dublin | D07 X2AE | *****.ie | 1987 | $709,879,740 | 3,078 | Corporation | 1017 | 119570 |
| 14 | New Jersey Transit Bus Operations INC | USA | Newark | 1 Penn Plz E | Essex | 07105-2245 | *****.com | 1928 | $4,436,379 | 10,000 | Corporation | 36 | N/A |
| 15 | Roxborough Bus Lines LTD | Canada | Avonmore | 16935 County Rd 43 | Ontario | K0C 1C0 | *****.com | 2020 | $299,831 | 3,000 | N/A | N/A | |
| 16 | Laidlaw Transit Services, INC. | USA | Hodgkins | 8600 67th St | Cook | 60525-7601 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 2,978 | 577 | N/A | |
| 17 | East London Bus & Coach Company LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Stockport | One Stockport Exchange | Manchester, Greater Manchester | SK1 3SW | *****.uk | 1989 | $305,457,584 | 2,806 | Corporation | 183 | 02328402 |
| 18 | Greater Manchester Buses South LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Stockport | One Stockport Exchange | Manchester, Greater Manchester | SK1 3SW | *****.uk | 1901 | $252,587,526 | 2,572 | Corporation | 183 | 02818654 |
| 19 | New York City Transit Authority | USA | Bronx | 1170 Oak Pt Ave 2nd Fl Rm 201 | Bronx | 10474-6618 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 2,478 | 100 | N/A | |
| 20 | Kavim Public Transportation LTD. | Israel | Holon | 26 Harokmim | Tel Aviv District | 5885849 | *****.il | 2000 | $3,039,000 | 2,425 | Corporation | 2 | 513000877 |
| 21 | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | USA | College Park | 5801 Sunnyside Ave | Prince George'S | 20740-1116 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 2,357 | 17 | N/A | |
| 22 | Firstgroup America, INC. | USA | Troy | 120 Hart Dr | Newaygo | 48098-4662 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 2,319 | 577 | N/A | |
| 23 | Firstgroup America, INC. | USA | New Hope | 180 W Bridge St | Bucks | 18938-1392 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 2,319 | 577 | N/A | |
| 24 | Transporte Automotor Plaza S.A.C. E I. | Argentina | Cidade Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Avenida Montes de Oca 1950 | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | C1270ABT | *****.ar | 1976 | $24,913,000 | 2,038 | Corporation | N/A | 30591126594 |
| 25 | New York City Transit Authority | USA | Brooklyn | 370 Jay St | Kings | 11201-3828 | *****.org | N/A | 0 | 2,019 | 100 | N/A |
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Largest bus companies in the world
The biggest bus companies in the world by staff and by revenue, the largest in Brazil, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the largest bus company in the world by headcount. 1,654 bus companies employ 50 people or more; 1,016 employ 100 or more.
661 bus companies in the world turn over more than $5 million a year; 372 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Brazil has the most bus companies in the world: 4,790, or 25% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
112 bus companies were entered in a register in the world so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
16 bus companies in the world in our data were founded before 1900.
Most bus companies in the world are very small: 62% have 1 to 4 employees, and 77% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
Which countries have the most bus companies?
The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Bus companies per country, 54 countries
Brazil and the United States together hold 45% of the bus companies in the world. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 39 countries hold 1,955 more.
Which continents have the most bus companies?
Europe holds 37% of the bus companies in our data, South America 31% and North America 26%.
Bus companies per continent
- 1Europe7,089 (37%)
- 2South America5,964 (31%)
- 3North America5,037 (26%)
- 4Asia622 (3%)
- 5Oceania491 (3%)
- 6Middle East92 (1%)
- 7Africa48 (1%)
How many bus companies started this year?
This year 112 new bus companies registered in the world, after 194 last year.
Founded per year
- 4102022
- 6382023
- 2162024
- 1942025
- 1122026 so far
Legal forms of bus companies in the world
36% of the bus companies in the world are corporations.
- Corporations6,892
- Sole traders4,318
- Partnerships3,133
- Foreign companies242
- Cooperatives100
- Non-profit82
- Other or unknown4,576
Which bus companies are part of a group?
4,975 of the 19,343 bus companies in the world (26%) are part of a chain or group: 1,618 head offices or parent companies and 3,357 branches. The other 14,368 (74%) trade from a single location. 87 of the 99 largest bus companies in the world by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 14,368 | 74% | |
| Head office | 1,618 | 8% | |
| Branch | 3,357 | 17% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti E Sosta Catania SPA37,253 in group
- 2Keolis Metropole Orleans36,005 in group
- 3Transdev Nsw PTY. Ltd.3,615 in group
- 4Nomago D.O.O.3,019 in group
- 5Bus Éireann - Irish Bus1,017 in group
The groups are counted from the 99 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 19,343; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do bus companies do?
Bus companies operate scheduled urban and regional services, often under contract to a transport authority, as well as long-distance coach lines, school runs and private hire. In some regions public authorities run the buses themselves, while in others routes are tendered to private operators or served by many small owners of minibuses.
Our data comes from the business registers of 54 countries. SIC has no code of its own for bus companies: they sit in SIC codes 4111 (local and suburban transit), 4131 (intercity and rural bus transportation), 4141 (local bus charter service), 4142 (bus charter service, except local) and 4151 (school buses), so within that we select them on the CompanyData industry label for bus and coach operators. In NACE, the European code those registers use, 19,343 of them (100%) sit in classes 49.31 (urban and suburban passenger land transport) and 49.39 (other passenger land transport n.e.c.), part of division 49 (land transport and transport via pipelines).
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Our data holds 19,343 bus companies in the world, counted on 2 November 2026.
Brazil, with 4,790 bus companies or 25% of the total, followed by the United States (3,993) and Belgium (1,272).
Most bus companies in the world are very small: 62% have 1 to 4 employees, and 77% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York with 67,457 employees.
This year 112 new bus companies registered in the world, after 194 last year.
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